A Mixed Methods Review of Male Nursing Students' Challenges during Nursing Education and Strategies to Tackle these Challenges

Younas, Ahtisham; Sundus, Amara; Zeb, Hussan; Sommer, Jacoline

doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.01.008

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“…Male nurses should continue to practice unbiasedness in their care and prevent themselves from projecting their biases onto their patients. It is important because male nurses and nursing students experience biases from patients and other nurses in their daily practice, 31,32 which could influence them to do the same to others. Experienced male nurses can also mentor novice male nurses to enhance their use of the identified caring behaviors in practice.…”

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Caring behaviors of male nurses: A descriptive qualitative study of patients' perspectives

Sundus

Younas

2020

Nurs Forum

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Background Caring is mostly considered a characteristic of women and men are considered hard‐hearted. In the nursing profession, female nurses are considered more caring than male nurses which influence patients' views about the care provided by male nurses. There is limited knowledge about patients' beliefs and views about caring behaviors of male nurses. Purpose To explore caring behaviors of male nurses from patients' perspectives. Design A descriptive qualitative study drawn from a larger convergent mixed methods study Methods Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 15 patients from 14 medical surgical units of three private hospitals in Islamabad, Pakistan. Inductive thematic analysis was used for data analysis. Findings Patients reported that male nurses are respectful, considerate, good listener, unbiased, and supportive. Conclusion These findings delineated five tangible caring behaviors that patients expect from the male nurses who care for them. It suggests that patients have specific expectations from their male nurses for providing effective nursing care. The male nurses can foster these behaviors to enhance their relationships with their patients.

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Caring behaviors of male nurses: A descriptive qualitative study of patients' perspectives

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Younas

2020

Nurs Forum

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“…The perpetuation of such stereotypes and gender based labels injures the profession, preserves segregation, and stifles the pursuance of gender equality for all 1622. Moreover, they compound the shortage of nurses, limit diversity in the workplace, and deny patients of both genders a holistic caring environment 1523…”

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How to attain gender equality in nursing—an essay

Kearns

Mahon

2021

BMJ

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The covid-19 pandemic shows that where, when, how, and to whom care is delivered has never been more diverse. In today's healthcare, the people delivering care must be similarly diverse, for the benefit of the profession, its practitioners, and patients. 1 -3 Yet around 90% of the world's nurses are women. 4 Calls are being made, as they have before, to examine ways to promote the profession among men to tackle this imbalance. 1 5 Nursing is an inherently human experience: it is done for humans, by humans, and as humans, and in human experience no one gender claims primacy. Men have had, and continue to have, a valuable contribution to make to nursing, not simply because they are male but because they are human. Men enter the profession for the same reason as women-to care for people.

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“…Traditionally, the caring and nurturing aspect of nursing has been associated with women and femininity, which is reinforced by the continued low number of men in nursing 1 . While the number of males in nursing is increasing 1,2 males remain a minority worldwide accounting for approximately 10% of the nursing workforce 3‐6 . While other professions, such as medicine and engineering have made advances in addressing gender inequities, nursing has been unsuccessful in this regard.…”

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Exploring the Contextual Factors Surrounding the Recruitment and Retention of Men in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program

2020

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Men continue to be significantly underrepresented within the nursing profession, making up less than 10% of the Canadian nursing workforce. While studies have explored the challenges faced by men in nursing, fewer studies have explored the recruitment and retention barriers experienced by male nursing students. The purpose of this study was to explore the recruitment and retention of male nursing students currently enrolled in an undergraduate baccalaureate nursing program. Snowball sampling was used to recruit male nursing students (n = 17) to participate in focus groups where they shared what factors affected their decision to enter a nursing program and what experiences contributed to their decision to remain in the nursing program. The results of this research can contribute to the development of strategies to recruit and retain men in nursing and ultimately have the effect of diversifying the nursing profession.

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A Mixed Methods Review of Male Nursing Students' Challenges during Nursing Education and Strategies to Tackle these Challenges

Cited by 36 publications

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Caring behaviors of male nurses: A descriptive qualitative study of patients' perspectives

Caring behaviors of male nurses: A descriptive qualitative study of patients' perspectives

How to attain gender equality in nursing—an essay

Exploring the Contextual Factors Surrounding the Recruitment and Retention of Men in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program

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